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Resisting autocratization: the protest–repression nexus in Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB Movement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2021

Hans H. Tung Open the ORCID record for Hans H. Tung [Opens in a new window]  and
Yuko Kasuya
Hans H. Tung*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Yuko Kasuya
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: hanstung@ntu.edu.tw
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Abstract

This introductory essay outlines the core themes of the special issue on the rise and fall of Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement. In the essay, we highlight several theoretical and empirical contributions the featured papers make to our understanding of the protest–repression nexus from the onset of the movement to the imposition of the National Security Law. First, we describe the political and social contexts of the movement. Second, we present our empirical findings on Hong Kongers' political preferences. Finally, we highlight new research avenues arising from this special issue.

Keywords

Anti-ELAB Movementautocratizationcomparative authoritarianismHong Kongprotest-repression nexus

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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , December 2021 , pp. 193 - 197
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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